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July 22, 2006
~Cigarettes, they fill the gaps. / In our empty days. / In our broken teeth.~
The Agonist is up to Middle East Crisis Open Thread IV, and I fear Thread V will begin by the morrow. The Agonistas are doing a commendable job of collecting the latest headlines in those threads. Their coverage is as good if not better than it was during the invasion of Iraq. They're proving the efficacy of blogs for actually informing people about current events in a balanced way, rather than for spreading rhetoric.
ScatterChat facilitates secure and anonymous instant messaging over existing IM networks. via
It is a secure instant messaging client (based upon the Gaim software) that provides end-to-end encryption, integrated onion-routing with Tor, secure file transfers, and easy-to-read documentation.
Its security features include resiliency against partial compromise through perfect forward secrecy, immunity from replay attacks, and limited resistance to traffic analysis... all reinforced through a pro-actively secure design.
Engadget claims the next iPod will do ebooks—something that should have happened long ago, IMO.
We'd say the possibility is very real, since according to a source at a major publishing house, they were just ordered to archive all their manuscripts -- every single one -- and send them over to Apple's Cupertino HQ. A separate trusted source let us know that the next iPod will have a substantial amount of screen real estate (as we'd all suspected), as well as a book reading mode that pumps up the contrast and drops into monochrome for easy reading.
There's a Foo Fighters cover of the Jawbreaker song "Kiss the Bottle"...I just found out about it randomly googling for a quote to title this post with. And now, through a triumph of circular logic, the title is a quote from that song.
Sooo many other things I should post, but I'm feelin' lazy tonight.
Posted by Jon Rubin at July 22, 2006 10:22 PM
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